Garment-protector



I. M. WEISERT.

GARMENT PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED 050.15, 1916.

1,362,90 Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

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GARMENT-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

Application filed December 15, 1916. Serial No. 137,229.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I IDA M. W'EIsERT, a citizen of the United S tates,residing in the borough of Manhattan of the city of New York, in thecounty of New York, in the State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Garment- Protectors, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,forming a part hereof,

The object of this invention is to provide means to protect a womansgarment from being soiled from within, while at the same time it shallnot cause discomfort to the wearer. The invention will be more fullyexplained hereinafter with reference to the accompanyinp drawing inwhich it is illustrated, and in which-- Figure 1 is a view in frontelevation of the improved protector extended.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the protector in position for use.

Fig. 3 is a view of the same in side elevation.

The protector comprises a sheet a of light waterproof fabric, such as iscommonly used for dress shields, which is supported from the waist ofthe wearer and is passed from the rear between the thighs and upward infront of the lower portion of the abdomen, the upper end being thendetachably held in position. The means for supporting the waterprooffabric may be varied to suit the convenience of the manufacturer or thecomfort of the wearer. In the embodiment of the invention shown in thedrawing, such means comprises a waist band Z) of any suitable lightfabric, the ends of which are provided with a suitable fastening devicesuch as the ordinary snap fastener 0. Light bands d of similar materialare secured at their upper ends to the rear portion of the waist band 6and at their lower ends to the rear upper edge of the waterproof fabrica. From each front upper corner of the Waterproof portion a is extendedhorizontally a thigh band 6, the front end of each being supported fromthe Waist band 7) by a vertical band f. Each lower corner of thewaterproof portion a I (referring to Fig. 1) is provided with adetachable fastening device such as one portion of an ordinary snapfastener g, the other portion of such fastener being secured to the band7 at the point where the band 6 is attached thereto. At the middle ofthe rear portion of the waist band 7) and to one of the ends thereof aresecured free bands h to which may be secured, as by safety pins, theends of the usual sanitary napkin.

The protector is supported entirely from and substantially lower thanthe waist band 6, together with the sanitary napkin, and the waterproofportion is held in position by the lower band 6 which encircles theperson of the wearer below the hips. The Waterproof portion completelyprotects the clothing of the wearer from contact with the napkin at allpoints, and at the same time the protector as a Whole is very light inweight and causes no discomfort to the wearer.

I claim as my invention zr A garment protector comprising a waist bandhaving its front ends provided with fasteningmeans, a sheet ofwaterproof fabric provided at its front corners with fas tening means,vertical bands at the rear connected at their upper ends to the waistband and at their lower ends to the waterproof sheet, horizontal thighbands connected at their rear ends to the rear corners of the waterproofsheet and extending forward, vertical bands connected at their upperendsto the waist band in front thereof, one on each side of the fasteningmeans, and connected at their lower ends to the front ends of the thighbands, and provided at their lower ends with fastening means to engagethe fastening means 011 the front corners of the waterproof sheet,whereby, when the waterproof sheet is in position, its rear upper edgeserves to connect the rear ends of the thigh bands and its front upperedge serves to connect the front ends thereof.

This specification signed this 13th day of December, A. D. 1916.

IDA M. WEISERT.

